Texas Select Side Touring Cayman Islands

The LoneStar Rugby Conference, made up of Collegiate teams in Texas, has put together a Select Side that is touring the Cayman Islands this week. The Select Side, called the Texas Rattlesnakes, are playing two matches on their tour. They are playing a two-match series against a Cayman Islands XV. The first match is today, July 8th, with the second match on July 11th.

While the team is a talented group of student-athletes, rugby sources in the state have pointed out Tadeo Masjoan of Angelo State and Ryan Rackley of UT-San Antonio as two players to watch out for on the tour. Both are back row players that are powerful ball carriers and workhorses around the pitch.

The Rattlesnakes Coaching Staff includes Michael McKinney (Midwestern State), Pete Lewis (UT-San Antonio), Shayne Roberson (UT-San Antonio), Darren Scott (Southern Methodist), Brannen Ellyson (St. Edward’s), and Tony Wagner (UT-Dallas).

The matches between the Texas Rattlesnakes and Cayman Islands sides are expected to be streamed live on the Cayman Rugby website.

Cayman Islands XV vs Texas Rattlesnakes, July 8th, 4pm CST

Cayman Islands XV vs Texas Rattlesnakes, July 11th, 3pm CST

Texas Rattlesnakes Touring Roster

First Name                  Last Name                         Individuals Home Club

Michael Beiter St. Edward’s
Enrique Brown-Spence Prairie View A&M
Quincey Daniels Lamar
Frank Diaz St. Edward’s
Daniel Eljuri UT-Dallas
Dylan Forbes UT-San Antonio
Deon Ford UT-San Antonio
David Frairer St. Edward’s
Preston Granzin Angelo State
Tim Jarvi LeTourneau
Ryan Knight St. Edward’s
Troy Knudsen Angelo State
James Maillet Southern Methodist
Phil Maruta Midwestern State
Tadeo Masjoan Angelo State
Moustapha Massoud Lamar
Michael Morgan UT-San Antonio
Osuchukwu Precious UT-Dallas
Matthew Provost Prairie View A&M
Chris Pugh UT-San Antonio
Ryan Rackley UT-San Antonio
Kenneth Roller Angelo State
Jonathan Sanders LeTourneau
Travis Smith UT-San Antonio
Brandon Udeme Prairie View A&M
Dundy Walker Angelo State
Beau Waskom Angelo State
Josh Womack St. Edward’s

A thank you goes out to This is Texas Rugby for sharing the Rattlesnakes’ roster.

 

About Ted Hardy

CO-FOUNDER / PAST EDITOR ... covered American rugby for various publications since 2008, and previously maintained Rugby America. Having served in nearly every role from player to coach to administrator, he currently runs a non-profit to support youth rugby.

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